Tom Rees will discover if he needs further surgery on the shoulder injury that has left him a frustrated spectator for the opening month of the Guinness Premiership season... more
Steve Borthwick should be fit to take part in the Autumn international series but Harlequins centre Jordan Turner-Hall looks like being ruled out by a shoulder problem... more
Martin Johnson will wait until the end of next month before naming replacements for Riki Flutey and Delon Armitage, both of whom have been ruled out of England's autumn internationals by shoulder injuries... more
Rugby union: Twickenham will witness a significant changing of the guard when England face a powerful Babarians side - and the fans had better be prepared for tears... more
Rugby union: Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani has suffered a massive blow when he was left out of England's squad for the summer Test series against Argentina... more
Rugby union: England No8 Nick Easter is desperate to play his part in a unique family double this season by helping Harlequins become the Guinness Premiership champions... more
Rugby union: Delon Armitage, left out of the Lions tour to South Africa, and brother Steffon have both been nominated in this year’s Professional Rugby Players’ Association awards... more
Brighton College have been awarded the Evening Standard 1st XV Team of the Month award for January/February, having remained undefeated since Christmas... more
Nick Easter has warned Harlequins' European and domestic rivals his side have both the self-belief and ability to claim a league and cup double... more
Manchester United can take credit for solving England's scrum-half problem after they helped to convince Danny Care his sporting future lay in rugby union, not professional football... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows